1. Introduction2. The Asus EAH5750 Formula card3. Testing Methodology4. Colin McRae Dirt 25. Fallout 36. Far Cry 27. Crysis Warhead8. Left 4 Dead 29. Temperatures10. Power Drain11. Overclocking12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

Crysis Warhead, like the original, Crysis, is based in a future where an ancient alien spacecraft has been discovered beneath the Earth on an island east of the Philippines. The single-player campaign has the player assume the role of (Former SAS) Delta Force operator Sergeant Michael Sykes, referred to in-game by his call sign, Psycho. Psycho’s arsenal of futuristic weapons builds on those showcased in Crysis, with the introduction of Mini-SMGs which can be dual-wielded, a six-shot grenade launcher equipped with EMP grenades, and the destructive, short ranged Plasma Accumulator Cannon (PAX). The highly versatile Nanosuit returns.

In Crysis Warhead, the player fights North Korean and extraterrestrial enemies, in many different locations, such as a tropical island jungle, inside an “Ice Sphere”, an underground mining complex, which is followed by a convoy train transporting an unknown alien object held by the North Koreans, and finally, to an airfield. Like Crysis, Warhead uses Microsoft’s Direct3D 10 (DirectX 10) for graphics rendering.

Our testing was performed at 1280×1024 with mainstream settings.

The results are once again evenly matched with the HD5750 showing a more level frame rate. There are slightly lower peaks, but also higher minimum rates. Both cards are perfectly playable throughout.

At these settings the game is smooth across all our tested environments with the rate never dropping into the sub 30 zone.

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